Ready to take your workout routine to the next level? In honor of American Heart Month, Peloton instructor Jess Sims is sharing three workout moves that help you build strength and burn calories.
Jess Sims is the most popular strength training instructor on the Peloton app for very good reason. Her classes convey her — seemingly boundless — knowledge about fitness and she makes exercise feel practical and accessible with a ton of finesse and charisma.
The best part of this heart-boosting workout with Sims? Each of these workouts can be easily modified depending on how intense you want your sweat session to be.
1. Cardio Squats
This move gives a traditional squat more cardiovascular benefit which is great for your overall heart health If you get comfortable with this movement, to advance, pick up the pace. This will get you sweating in no time! You can do this for about 30 seconds and then take 15 seconds off.
- Get into a squat position.
- Move the legs out to the left, out to the right then back into the middle.
2. Split Squat
A lot of people are intimidated by reverse lunges because there is a lot of movement but a split squat can be more comfortable and equally effective. If you can’t go all the way down, that’s totally fine. With time, I promise you’ll get there!
- Position your legs in a split position like they are on train tracks to help with your balance and make you feel more confident.
- Slowly squat down and repeat.
3. Standing Crunch
This move is amazing to work the obliques without crunching the neck and is so effective!
- Stand with your feet hip-width apart, arms behind your head, and abs engaged.
- Bring your right elbow to your left knee as you twist through your waist, then return to the starting position and repeat on the opposite side.
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Source: Today
